A year after him Raja was brutally attacked by Jackson in a corner that became real inside the ring At the Knokx Pro Wrestling event, Syko Stu, real name Stuart Smith, spoke for the first time recently. Jackson, the son of former UFC star “Rampage” Jackson, attacked Stu in the ring with real punches; Stewie was knocked unconscious and hospitalized about a week with severe injuries.
Jackson was charged with assault and battery reached a plea deal in which he served 90 days in jailbut Stu still feels the effects of his injuries every day. He told the hosts of “SOSPodcast”. that he did not remember anything about the incident on Saturday until he woke up days later.
“I was going in and out of consciousness all the time,” he said. “I remember waking up on Tuesday and seeing some of the wrestlers. Rikishi was there. We were kind of talking and then I remember, like after Tuesday, I remember a little bit more. I was trying to fully recover so I could get out of the hospital.”
Stu said he wasn’t shown the video of the attack while he was in the hospital or even told what happened until he got home. She said her family is grieving, but they have been a strong support system as her recovery has taken a long time.
“I really had to relearn how to walk,” Stu said. “After that I couldn’t walk for a while. Before I could walk…they weren’t going to let me out of the hospital…
Stu continues to recover
After Stu came home from his initial recovery at the hospital, he and his wife He published a statement on Facebook. They thanked fans for their love and support, which included multiple donations to a GoFundMe campaign to help cover the costs of his hospitalization. Those donations also helped cover Stu’s unemployment, both from his ring career and his day job. He told the podcast hosts that he was out of work for a significant amount of time.
“I was actually out of work for a whole year, just because of a severe traumatic injury, with my job, you have to think a lot,” he explained. “It’s a lot of computer work and stuff like that. So I was out of work for a whole year. Just going to doctor’s appointments. I’m still waiting for the dentist to come in for my teeth. They are giving me implants for these teeth. I’m still going through traumatic brain injury doctors and stuff like that. It’s an ongoing thing.”
As part of his plea deal after he was convicted of aggravated assault, Jackson owes Stew more than $81,000 in restitution. He now faces two years of formal probation after being released from prison on September 29.
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